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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting today, affirmed
strong support for the construction of the three planned spot
improvements on westbound I-66 inside the Beltway. Following a joint
board matter among Chairman Sharon Bulova and the two county members
of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Transportation
Planning Board (TPB) — Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine Hudgins
and Providence District Supervisor Linda Smyth —members of the
Board of Supervisors agreed to a reconsideration vote on the project at
the March 18 TPB meeting to reflect the board’s support.

At its meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 18, the TPB voted against the
inclusion of the I-66 spot improvements projects inside the Beltway in
the FY 2010 to 2015 Transportation Improvement Program and the 2009
Constrained Long Range Plan.

A letter from Virginia Secretary of Transportation Pierce Homer
clarified the status of a long-term, multi-modal study of alternatives in
the I-66 corridor inside the Beltway. He said that the study is
underway and public comment is scheduled for April with completion later
this year. According to Homer, once completed, this study will become
part of the larger I-66 environmental impact study for I-66 outside the
Beltway. The larger study is anticipated to begin in the May/June time
frame.

The Board of Supervisors thanked the secretary of transportation for his
clarification of the study’s status. It also requested that the
clarification and regular updates as the project moves forward be sent to
all elected officials representing the county.